BWC Recordings - case # 25RC02522
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to Rutgers University Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.
Dear Rutgers University,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Please provide all bodyworn camera recordings for case # 25RC02522, as well as all phone call recordings and MVR recordings from this case, if they exist.
Please confirm you have received this request. Feel free to reach out to make arrangements. My phone number is listed below.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
732-993-9697
Dear Charlie Kratovil,
Thank you for registering with Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey Open Public Records Center, an online, public portal. Below you
will find your portal login and password information .
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Dear Kratovil:
Thank you for submitting your request for government records of Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey. Your request has been received and is
being processed in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Records Act
(OPRA), NJSA 47:1 et seq. Your request was received through the online,
public portal [1]Rutgers University Open Public Records Center of this
office on 12/1/2025 and given the reference number R010367-120125.
Your request will be forwarded to the Office of the Custodian of
Records for review and processing, including determining the volume of
responsive documents and any potential costs associated with satisfying
your request. Please note, the N.J. Open Public Records Act does not
require the University to create new documents, to conduct research, or to
answer questions for information.
Records Requested: Please provide all bodyworn camera recordings for case
# 25RC02522, as well as all phone call recordings and MVR recordings from
this case, if they exist.
Please confirm you have received this request. Feel free to reach out to
make arrangements. My phone number is listed below.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
732-993-9697
The Office of the Custodian of Records uses the [2]Rutgers University Open
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Records Center at "My Request Center."
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Administrator at (973) 972-1981.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
University Custodian of Records
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Newark, New Jersey 07101-1709
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Reference: Rutgers Open Public Records Request # R010367-120125
Dear Kratovil,
Please accept this letter as the University Custodian of Records response
to your request for records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act
(“OPRA”). On December 01, 2025, this office received your request for the
following:
“Please provide all bodyworn camera recordings for case # 25RC02522, as
well as all phone call recordings and MVR recordings from this case, if
they exist.
Please confirm you have received this request. Feel free to reach out to
make arrangements. My phone number is listed below.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
732-993-9697”
The University has reviewed your request and requires an extension
until December 19, 2025
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at my office at
973.972.6859.
Sincerely,
Ashley Sanchez
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Public Records Center.
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Attachments:
[1]_Extraction_1.1__Axon_Body_3_Video_2025-10-29_2133_X60AA369V.mp4
[2]_Extraction_1.1__Axon_Body_3_Video_2025-10-29_2133_X60AA435J.mp4
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Reference: Rutgers Open Public Records Request, # R010367-120125
Dear Kratovil,
Please accept this letter as the University Custodian of Records response
to your request for records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act
(“OPRA”). On December 01, 2025, this office received your request for the
following:
“Please provide all bodyworn camera recordings for case # 25RC02522, as
well as all phone call recordings and MVR recordings from this case, if
they exist.
Please confirm you have received this request. Feel free to reach out to
make arrangements. My phone number is listed below.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
732-993-9697”
The University has reviewed your request. The responsive document(s) with
redactions for privacy is available to you through the Rutgers University
Open Records Center. OPRA specifically places on the University “a
responsibility and an obligation to safeguard from public access a
citizen’s personal information with which it has been entrusted when
disclosure thereof would violate the citizen’s reasonable expectation of
privacy.” Serrano v. South Brunswick Twp., 358 N.J. Super. 352, 368 (App.
Div. 2003). Please log in to the [3]Records Center and "My Request
Center" to retrieve the appropriate responsive document(s). The
document(s) is also attached to this email for your convenience.
Please note that there is no responsive MVR footage. Additionally, this
was a walk in report, and there are no associated telephone calls to
provide. The University has reviewed your request and determined no
responsive documents exist. OPRA provides access to existing, identifiable
records. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Because records responsive to your request do
not exist, your request is denied.
If your request has been denied, you may take your appeal to the New
Jersey Government Records Council (NJGRC), which has mediation and dispute
resolution procedures, or you may file a lawsuit with the New Jersey
Superior Court, as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq. Your rights of
appeal is provided with this letter at [4]Public Facing Pages of the
Rutgers University Open Public Records Request Center. You may also review
the brochure at the [5]Rutgers Custodian of Records page or visit the
[6]NJGRC page.
If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, you may
contact my office at 973.972.6859.
Sincerely,
Ashley Sanchez
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Public Records Center.
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